C. T. Carden, et al. v. Arkoma Associates
Decided February 27, 1990. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 88-1476 · 494 U.S. 185 (1990) · Cited 1,364 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 5
- Antonin Scalia · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Byron Raymond White
- John Paul Stevens
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Dissenting · 4
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- Sandra Day O'Connor · filed a dissenting opinion
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Marshall v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad · 57 U.S. 314 (1854)
- United Steelworkers of America v. R. H. Bouligny, Inc. · 382 U.S. 145 (1965)
- Navarro Savings Assn. v. Lee · 446 U.S. 458 (1980)
- Great Southern Fire Proof Hotel Company v. Jones · 177 U.S. 449 (1899)
- Puerto Rico v. Russell & Co. · 288 U.S. 476 (1933)
- Strawbridge v. Curtiss · 7 U.S. 267 (1806)
- Wormley v. Wormley · 21 U.S. 421 (1823)
- Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. Kroger · 437 U.S. 365 (1978)
- Mansfield, Coldwater & Lake Michigan Railway Co. v. Swan · 111 U.S. 379 (1884)
- Snyder v. Harris · 394 U.S. 332 (1969)
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Tashire · 386 U.S. 523 (1967)
Cited by
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- Grupo Dataflux v. Atlas Global Group, L. P. · 541 U.S. 567 (2004)
- Americold Realty Trust v. ConAgra Foods, Inc. · 577 U.S. 378 (2016)
- Freeport-McMoRan Inc. v. K N Energy, Inc. · 498 U.S. 426 (1991)
- Caterpillar Inc. v. Lewis · 519 U.S. 61 (1996)
- Wisconsin Department of Corrections v. Schacht · 524 U.S. 381 (1998)
- Lincoln Property Co. v. Roche · 546 U.S. 81 (2005)
- Moore v. United States · 602 U.S. 572 (2024)
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